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The British or Commonwealth English counterpart of the American English "smart ass" (probably the form in which it was invented, before being borrowed back into British English). Calling someone a smart arse is intended to pull them down a peg or two for adopting a position of superiority, especially intellectual: (1) through sarcasm, (2) by using obscure knowledge to score points off other people, or (3) just being too f**king smug when they're right about something.
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